Leighton Baines on for £8m move to Manchester United

MANCHESTER UNITED believe they can land Everton defender Leighton Baines in January.

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson reckons Baines will head to Old Trafford for as little as £8m plus a player thrown in. Everton manager David Moyes would ideally like to take Patrice Evra to Goodison as part of the deal. Without Evra, the fee would rise to £11m.

Baines, who would earn around £60,000 a week, is desperate for Champions League football. And as Everton weren’t in Europe this season, he could slot straight into the side in February for the knock-out stages.

Fergie knows that time is running out for 31-year-old Evra, who has played nearly 50 games a season over the past five years.